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So often, homeless men and women are over-looked, passed-by and forgotten. What would happen if you made a point to smile? To strike up a conversation? To take a moment from your day to connect with someone living on the streets? You would be giving them a glimpse of Jesus' love and compassion.
The LA Times recently wrote an article about John McGraham, a loved man whose life was taken recently. Though he didn't have a building to call home, he had neighbors, family and friends that miss him terribly.

When you come to serve at CSM-LA, it is our hope that you do not just get to know the causes of homelessness and poverty, but that you get to know individual people who are affected here in our city.  Yesterday's article is a very sad story about someone who was randomly victimized, but who is a person none the less.  I was only heartened by the outcry of his community.  Although, a person who was hurting, John Robert McGraham, was cared for by many people.  I especially thought his sisters reflections teach us so muc

I was looking on facebook tonight like I usually do reading the statuses of everybody and trying to see what they were up to and I came across one from one of the group leaders whose group I hosted this summer at CSM in Los Angeles. Her status said that she was remembering the people of San Julian Street and the kids at Wyvernwood. My heart sunk for two seconds as I too began to remember those people and those kids.